This week, we are showcasing some of our collection’s new children’s fiction. In the hilariously titled The Underdogs of Upson Downs, main character Annie lives in the countryside with her best friend, an adopted dog named Runt. Runt is everything a sheepherder desires—he is fast, agile, and energetic, and he will listen to anything Annie says, unless there are other people around. One day, Annie and her family are caught in a battle with a landowner threatening to take their farm, and the only way Annie can think to save her home is to win the prize money at the Krumpets Dog Show in London. In this heartwarming story of friendship and hardship, Annie and Runt compete as real underdogs with real stakes to try to win the Agility Course Grand Championship. Will they beat out the fastest dog in the world?

Check out more of our new children’s fiction below!

Blue Stars: Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem
Written by Kekla Magoon and Cynthia Leitich
Illustrated by Molly Murakami
Published by Candlewick Press
Available today!

Charlie Hernandez & the Phantom of Time
Written by Ryan Calejo
Published by Aladdin Books
Available today!

Ferris
Written by Kate DiCamillo
Published by Candlewick Press
Available today!

Friend or UFO
Written by Julie Buxbaum
Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu
Published by Delacorte Press
Available April, 16th, 2024!

Mapmakers and the Flickering Fortress
Written by Cameron Chittock
Illustrated by Amanda Castillo
Published by RH Graphic
Available April 23rd, 2024!

The Underdogs of Upson Downs
Written by Craig Silvey
Published by Alfred A. Knopf
Available today!